Prosperity-related and austerity-related economic events in Greece that were tested as time-series interruptions from 1983–2012
| Month | Event type | Description of economic interruption |
|---|---|---|
| September 1997 | Prosperity-related | International Olympic Committee announces that Greece will host the 2004 Summer Olympic Games |
| June 2000 | Prosperity-related | Greece is accepted into the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union (EU) |
| January 2002 | Prosperity-related | Greece is among the first wave of European countries to launch Euro banknotes and coins |
| August 2004 | Prosperity-related | Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece |
| October 2008 | Austerity-related | Start of the recession in Greece as marked by the beginning of a sustained per cent reduction in national gross domestic product and protesters confronting police, who responded with tear gas |
| March 2010 | Austerity-related | Greek government announces a series of new austerity measures amid strikes, riots and protests |
| May 2010 | Austerity-related | Greek government passes a series of new austerity measures alongside widespread stoppages, protests, riots and violence |
| May 2011 | Austerity-related | Large organised public protests of austerity measures in multiple major cities across Greece |
| June 2011 | Austerity-related | Greek government passes a series of new austerity measures alongside widespread protests, strikes, riots and violence |
| October 2011 | Austerity-related | Greek government passes a series of new austerity measures alongside widespread protests and strikes |
| February 2012 | Austerity-related | Greek government passes a series of new austerity measures amid large protests, riots and violence |
| April 2012 | Austerity-related | Greek pensioner openly commits highly publicised suicide in the main square of Athens in response to austerity conditions |